The LXC driver (lxc/lxc_driver.c) in libvirt 1.0.1 through 1.2.1 allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary host devices via the virDomainDeviceDettach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; (2) create arbitrary nodes (mknod) via the virDomainDeviceAttach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot host OS) via the (3) virDomainShutdown or (4) virDomainReboot API and a symlink attack on /dev/initctl in the container, related to "paths under /proc/$PID/root" and the virInitctlSetRunLevel function.
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=5fc590ad9f4
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56187
http://secunia.com/advisories/56215
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743
OR
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
82368 | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libvirt (MDVSA-2015:115) | Nessus | Mandriva Local Security Checks | medium |
79814 | GLSA-201412-04 : libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | high |
75338 | openSUSE Security Update : libvirt (openSUSE-SU-2014:0593-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
74507 | SuSE 11.3 Security Update : libvirt (SAT Patch Number 9203) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
74075 | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libvirt (MDVSA-2014:097) | Nessus | Mandriva Local Security Checks | medium |
73940 | Ubuntu 13.10 : libvirt vulnerabilities (USN-2209-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
72753 | Fedora 20 : libvirt-1.1.3.4-1.fc20 (2014-2864) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | medium |